Rabbi Abraham Avrech

Veteran’s Day 2019: My Favorite Veteran Rabbi Chaplain Abraham Avrech z’l

November 11, 2019 by Robert J. Avrech 1 Comment

My father, Rabbi Abraham Avrech. An Army Chaplain in the 42nd Rainbow Division, my father served this great nation through World War II, The Korean War and Vietnam. Retired as a full Colonel, my father often speaks of his Chaplaincy as the most important and fulfilling of his long and distinguished Rabbinic career. — My father, Rabbi Abraham Avrech. An Army Chaplain in the 42nd Rainbow Division, my father served this great nation through World War II, The Korean War and Vietnam. Retired as a full Colonel, my father often spoke of his Chaplaincy as the most important and fulfilling mission of his long and distinguished Rabbinic career.

My father, Rabbi Chaplain Abraham Avrech passed away on March 15, 2014. This is the sixth Veteran’s Day without my father’s physical presence in this world.

He is gone, but like all veteran’s certainly not forgotten.

Take a moment to ponder the enormous sacrifices made by our nation’s heroes and their families.

Memorial Day Weekend 2018

May 27, 2018 by Robert J. Avrech Leave a Comment

My father, Rabbi Abraham Avrech, 42nd Div. U.S. Army, Colonel, Ret., conducts services during the Korean War. — My father, Chaplain Rabbi Abraham Avrech, z’l (1919-2014) U.S. Army, 42nd Div., Colonel, Ret., conducts services during the Korean War.

On Memorial Day, we remember all the members of our armed services who paid the ultimate price in service to this great country.

Our eternal gratitude.

Memorial Day Weekend 2014

May 23, 2014 by Robert J. Avrech 15 Comments

On Memorial Day, we remember all the members of our armed services who paid the ultimate price in service to this great country.

Our eternal gratitude.

Young Israel Urges Jews Not To Walk Home Alone

April 20, 2014 by Robert J. Avrech 22 Comments

My father, Rabbi Abraham Avrech z'l, a Jew with a gun, was particularly fond of my classic Yellow Boy rifle. — My father, Rabbi Abraham Avrech z’l, a proud Jew with a gun, was particularly fond of my 1866 Yellowboy Carbine.

In the wake of the Jew-hating shooting in Kansas, the National Council of Young Israel, an Orthodox network, is urging Jews, on the last days of Passover, not to walk home alone from synagogue.

With all due respect to Young Israel, that advice is just silly and only reinforces victimhood.

Do you honestly think that a Jew-hating murderer is going to be deterred by two or more unarmed Jews strolling to or from synagogue?

Hardly. In fact, the more unarmed Jews the better his chances of killing someone.

Seraphic Secret has a much better idea: Jews should exercise their Second Amendment rights.

Don’t be a defenseless target.

By the time the police arrive, their only job is to chalk white outlines in the street.

Obama’s Perversion of Religious Liberty and Persecution of Religious People

February 3, 2014 by Robert J. Avrech 12 Comments

My paternal grandfather, Rabbi Shmuel Avrech — My grandfather, Rabbi Shmuel Avrech

Freedom of religion. We take it for granted.

This past Friday evening, Karen lit candles, ushering in Shabbat.. Openly wearing my kippah,, I walked to shul and prayed with scores of friends and neighbors. After prayers, Karen and I sat down to a joyous dinner where we sang Shabbat songs and expressed gratitude to G-d for all he has given us.

Karen and I did all this without fear.

My grandfather, Rabbi Shmuel Avrech, lived in fear as a pious Jew in the Pale of Settlement. Would the flickering Shabbat candles invite a rock or a Molotov cocktail thrown through his window? Perhaps the sight of my grandfather and other Torah-observant Jews would enrage neighbors who would shriek “Christ-killer,” and the state-incited/sanctioned pogrom would follow.